Lucas Tae Dominates Venetian Showdown Series with Four Victories Summary The Venetian Resort Las Vegas wrapped the Venetian Showdown Series (1 Aug – 1 Sept) with 52 events, 6,323 total entries and $1,508,045 in prize money. The standout story: Florida pro Lucas Tae won four titles across the festival, including the marquee Event #10: $400 […]
Chidwick Closing Gap to Kenney on All-Time Money List After Triton Win Summary Stephen Chidwick won the Triton Poker Jeju II $200,000 Short Deck event, taking home $3,455,000 — the biggest first-place prize of his career — and pushing his lifetime live tournament earnings past $70 million to approximately $71.7 million. The late-added event attracted […]
Which Crusher Leads Triton’s Ivan Leow Player of the Year Race With Days to Go? Summary Artur Martirosian currently leads the race for the Triton Poker Ivan Leow Player of the Year with 4,442 points after 20 cashes this season, with Alex Foxen close behind on 4,022. The award spans a full calendar year of […]
How Aaron Barone Gave Ian Simpson a Taste of His Own Medicine Summary Before the 888poker LIVE London Main Event, Team 888poker faced off against a group of streamers in an Ambassador Sit & Go. The match featured Ian Simpson, Nick Eastwood, Vivian Saliba, Lucia Navarro, Aaron Barone and Jack Dean on the 888poker side, […]
WPT Global Ambassador Deal Offers Nacho Barbero ‘A New Beginning’ Summary Argentine pro Nacho Barbero has signed on as an ambassador for WPT Global after splitting from ACR earlier in 2025. Barbero describes the deal as a “fresh start” following his public exit from ACR, and praised WPT Global’s rapid growth and distinctive offerings — […]
Gang Wang Goes on the Run of a Lifetime to Win 888poker Live London Main Event Summary Gang Wang staged a dramatic comeback at the 888poker Live London Main Event, turning a short stack into a career-best victory and the £86,600 top prize. Facing a 367-entry field at the Grosvenor Victoria Casino, Wang doubled through […]
Cooler Flop Sets Up Incredible 17-Bounty Haul at Triton Final Table Summary Jun Obara produced a standout performance at the Triton Poker Super High Roller Series in Jeju, becoming the tour’s first-ever Japanese champion by winning the $40,000 Mystery Bounty. Obara scooped an astonishing 17 mystery bounties, took home $699,000 in prize money and collected […]
What Is a Contact Center? Types, Software & KPIs for 2025 Summary The modern contact centre is an omnichannel hub that unifies voice, chat, messaging, email and video to deliver seamless, context-rich customer support. In 2025 the emphasis has shifted from pure speed to outcomes: first contact resolution (FCR), effort score and journey quality matter […]
Huge NPM Supply Chain Attack Goes Out With Whimper Summary On 8 September 2025, threat actors phished the prominent developer Qix’s NPM account and published poisoned versions of 18 popular packages (including ansi-styles, debug, chalk and supports-color) that together account for more than 2 billion weekly downloads. The malicious updates contained a crypto-stealing payload and […]
Qantas Reduces Executive Pay Following Cyberattack Summary Australia’s largest airline revealed in its 2025 annual report that a cyber incident earlier this year — discovered on 30 June — compromised a third-party contact-centre platform and exposed personally identifiable information for about 5.7 million passengers. The Qantas board decided to reduce short-term compensation for the CEO, […]
